Control Your World

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

~Pietro Aretino, 10 May 1537

Self-control is one of the most important concepts in life. If you cannot control yourself, you won't be able to control anything else. Part of self-control is developing internal metrics called principles.

Life, due to situations, circumstances and people, will be a summation of variegated changes; nonetheless principles don't change according to the external thermostats in our lives. They apply across the board, at all times.

Once we have them locked in, then we will be able to take a proactive stance in our lives; we transform from being reactive beings to proactive beings. Proactive people apply self-control. When the mental and emotional tsunamis and varying challenges of life happen (because they will), these people will be able to respond with a healthy principle-oriented perspective versus being impetuous, finger-pointing and controlled by fear and external distractions. They take control of their emotions and thoughts and therefore their lives. They will rarely ever miss their dates with destiny.

We are internal beings having external experiences. There will always be things that we can control and things that we cannot control. Which ever the case, be always ready to respond.
Don't put life or people in boxes whereas when something happens out of your predefined parameters and scope that you lose mental, emotional, or spiritual control. No one makes you do anything, you are responsible for your actions and how you let people affect you. No one can make you feel any way that you did not give them permission to.

On the same note, you cannot control people but you can control the various climates of your life, whether work, home, social and etc. If you can't control yourself you will never be able to control anything else in life. Be a proactive person in life. Course out your map and take control of life, actions, emotions. Don't let external things determine your mental, emotional, intellectual or spiritual thermostats. You set the gauges and then adhere to them.